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Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thomas (Tommy) Tucker

:The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was deleted CSD G3 hoax. Gwen Gale (talk) 06:03, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

=[[Thomas (Tommy) Tucker]]=

:{{la|Thomas (Tommy) Tucker}} ([{{fullurl:Thomas (Tommy) Tucker|wpReason={{urlencode: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thomas (Tommy) Tucker}}&action=delete}} delete]) – (View AfD)(View log)

I can't see that this person ever existed, certainly searching for any corroboration on the Internet

indicates that he did not. The place of birth is listed as the "Cock and Bull" in Belfast,

which suggests that the article may itself be a [http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-coc6.htm cock and bull story].

I placed a speedy deletion template on this page, author removed it, but the article still doesn't seem plausible, and I still feel it should have been speedily dealt with as either patent bollocks, non-notable or vandalism.

pablohablo. 00:08, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

  • Comment I have no opinion on the AfD but "The Cock and Bull" is quite a possible name for taverns or pubs in Britain and Ireland--and in fact I've personally had a pint in a pub with that name before now.--S Marshall Talk/Cont 00:26, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Allow me to retort. that there are many pubs throughout Britain and Ireland that are called either "The Cock" or "The Bull", and it's entirely possible that there are some called "The Cock And Bull". However, the main meaning of "Cock and Bull" is a made-up story. pablohablo. 00:38, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Delete as unreferenced and seemingly failing WP:V. Probably hoax; if this person was actually notable, there'd be an article on him, and some sources to back it up. – Toon(talk) 01:38, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Delete as a complete cock and bull story (or perhaps Complete Bollocks). •••Life of Riley (talk) 02:45, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Delete I think someones being a bit of a cheeky Tommy Tucker. (Checked google just in case, got nothing, assuming the entire article is indeed a hoax. Might be worth checking the other article the user created.) Artw (talk) 03:10, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Actually his other edits are basically minor changes to existing articles, which have all been reverted. Artw (talk) 03:17, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Delete - The Kahana is a fictional ship on the TV show Lost. There are various dating issues. There was no "German onslaught" in Minnesota in the early 18th Century. There are no ghits for "Charles Finkton". In summary, it's a hoax. Beeswaxcandle (talk) 03:49, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Indeed there was no state of Minnesota (or even territory) in early 18th century. It was not even part of the Colonies. •••Life of Riley (talk) 04:14, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
  • Note to closing admin: Please also delete {{noredirect|Thomas (Tommy) R.Tucker}}, which was the original name of this article and became a redirect when this article was moved to its current title. •••Life of Riley (talk) 04:26, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
  • There are quite a number of self-evident factual errors and self-contradictions in the article, from the person making an announcement 185 years after xe died, to xem emigrating to the U.S.A. almost a whole century before it even existed. This is a clear hoax. Delete. Uncle G (talk) 06:02, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

:The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.